¹⁰ The king removed his signet ring^(A) from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.^(B)

¹² The royal scribes were summoned^(A) on the thirteenth day of the first month, and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded. It was intended for the royal satraps,^(B) the governors of each of the provinces, and the officials of each ethnic group and written for each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language.^(C) It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus^(D) and sealed with the royal signet ring.^(E)

² The king removed his signet ring he had recovered from Haman^(A) and gave it to Mordecai, and Esther put him in charge of Haman’s estate.

²³ On that day”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies—“I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and make you like my signet ring,^(A) for I have chosen you.”^(B) This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.